Controller for electric motors.



W. A. PARIS.

ROLLER PO?. ELBOTEIO MOTORS.

PPLISTIOB FILED DEO. 2G, i905.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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@Qnm OOO mvsmo MMA/f2@ ATORNEY WITNESSES W. Al PARIS. CONTROLLER FCR ELECTRIC MOTORS.

APPLICATION I'ILBD DEO. 28,1905.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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INVENTOR wlmissss W. A. PARIS. i. CDNTBOLLBR FOR BLBGTRIGMOTORS.

` AIPLIOATION FILED DBO. 28, 1905.' 989,401 Y I y Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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wnNESsEsr mvfmon 1 BY Y l m ATTORNEY UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VWILLIAM A. PARIS, OF EDGEW'GOD PARI-, :EENNSYl'/'ANIA, ASSICrhl'LR, TO 'WESTING-y HOUSE ELECTRIC 8c MANUFACTURING COMPANY. A CORFORATION 0F PENNSYL-- VANIA.

CONTROLLER FUR ELECTRIC MOTORS. t

959,401. Specifwation vf Letterslaent. Patented Apr. 11, 1911. Application filed December 28, 1905. Serial No. 293,631.

To all whom it may concern: atingl the control drinn through a series of i Be it lnown that I, YVILLIAM A. Panis, a starting positions. citizen of the lfnited States, and a resident My invention is illustrated in the accomq of Edgewood Parli, in the county of llepanying drawings, in which- 55 f 5 ghenv and State of Pennsylvania, have Figure l. is a view of a system of pumpV v i invented a new and useful,Improvement in control which is arranged in accordance ontrollers for Electric Motors, of which with my invention` and Figs. .2 and 3 are, the followingr is a speeitieation. respectively, an end elevation with the 3 )ly invention relates to controiling means sheave and hearing removed to disclose the 60 10 for elect 'ie motors and has special reference operating` parts, and a front elevation, parf v to means for eliccting the automatic control tially in section, of the automatic control of such motors as areadapted to operate `governingderice illustratedin Figi. Figs.. f Y

Huid-pumping devices. l al, 5 and Y(i are detail views of the springx The object of my invention is to provide supports constituting parts of the cntroller- G5 15 suitable means for automatically starting governing device.` The rgi'iverning5 device, and stopping electric motors that 'shall he as illustrated, is applied to a voltage-regir v simple ard durahlc` in construction and et'- latin;v controller for a pump-driving motor leetive ix; operativm and that shall he de` of the induet'im type out it' is, of course., not

pendent. upon predetermined fiuid head contined to such use and may he readily 70 20 limits in a tankor reservoir which is supadapted for governing controllers of various plied hy a motor-driven Huid-pump. well known types: such as are'adapted for 'hen an electric motor is employed for aise with motors which are supplied 'with driving a {luid-pumping device to supply a energy from either direct or alternating v storage tank or reserfoir, it usually decurrent sources. 'f5

Z5 .sii-alito to start or stop the motor autonmli- Referring to the drawings, a tluid-conc: ly as the fluid head falls below or rises taining storage tank l, is supplied oy a above predetermined limits. ln order to pump Q through i: feed pipe il. and is prof' eii'ecl this result without injuring the motor vided with a lioat mechanism comprising or taking excessive current from its supa float -l which attached to a rod .l one S0 550 ply circuit, a starting controller may prefextremity of which is pivotally connected erahlv ne employed which ifsl adapted for use to a hraelvet 6, that projects iowardlj.1 from with the motor in question. 'lime' should one Side of he tank 1 near the norn'nd tluid also he allowed tor the motor to reach suh4 le.'el. The lioat- Al is located near the tree y stantially a constant speed on each `:tarting extremityY of the rod :"1 to he guided therelsv Si) notch and a positive movement of the' couf in its movement as the (luid in the lanl; rises iroller from one notch to the next should and falls. 'lllwgnnnp 2 drivenhvan elec4 be insured in order to protect the controller tric motor T which is sumilied with energy contact parts from deterioration yby reason from a twoqihase alicri'iating Current cirof electric arcs. l-`or etl'ecting these ohjee.- enit, S, 9, 10 and ll. the voitage applied to 90 40 tive results, l provide an automatic loverni the motor being regulated h r a controller iuplr device which may readilvv he adapted i 1Q (of a well known type, whieh comprises Y'for use with various types of electric mo- 1 two similar autotransforniers, a rotata`ol7 tont and controllingy devices and which conlmounted. contactrariving lx-uni and a plu- A4prises, in general. a sheave. that is rotatably rality of stationary engaging' contact the 9 mounted upon a shaft which may he ingers.) i i Y t tegral with or `geared to the shaft of a con- In order to start or slop the motor 7 autrol drum, means for rotating the shcave i tomatically when the Il' 'd in the tankl falls through predetermined arcs in either direebelow or rises above predeterminf limits. a tion according to the fluid head in the tank l governing device 12 is attached to the eon- 100 50 i1- reservoir which is supplied b v the motor troller l2'and is actuated hy the extremity driven pump,-and means for suitably oper- 13 of therod 5 by means of a rope orhelt 14,

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'tation ofthe Slieave l5 when the lliiid in the i tank rises sntlieiently above or falls below l its'norn'ial level. The extent ef the belt niol tion is determined by stationary forked pro- -jecti0ns Q8 and 2l which are located on the inside of the tank l in poaitionv te be refpecthat passes around a sheave 15 which is a' i radius are provided between the noteheS Il part of the governing device and over a phirality of gaidc pnllevb` 1G, 1i', 1Q. 10 and itil.

Une portion of the belt il, which is siiietaii tially vertical, is provided with a pair ol'v stops 2l and 22 which -are located at oppol site sidesof and are engaged by the rod 5 to impart motion to the belt and cause :i rotively engaged by the stop,` Q1 and 12. rl`he belt 14 nia)Y advantageously be wrapped about the sheave 15 one or niore full tui-iis in ordeito avoid slipping while. a weight on the governing device is being raised to the of the device and a base Q9 upon which an f Outer bearing 30 and a rotary dash pot 31 of any`suitable conatrnction are supported. A weight 3Q is adjiistahly nioiinteil upon an arin 325 which is rotatably mounted on the l shalt Q5, and the rotative inovenieit off which is limited to an are' of substaisially Q50` by projections 3l and 2&5 upon the base i ...M i .n i'ni 33 may be rotated i'roin the position of einfae'einent with either of the irojections 34 and 35 into a vertical position by the. sheave l5, which is provided with a tlange 36, a segment of which, including api proxiniately an arc of is cut away so that the arni il?, is permitted to fall independently ot' the sheave thrmigh the remaining 1230 of its travel from the vertical position, by the action of gravity upon the weight 32.

A ratchet wheel 37 is keyed to the shaft 25, adjacent to thc` inner bearing Q8 of the frame t, and is engaged by a pair of pawls il and 39 which are pivot ally mounted upon Studs -10 and -ll that project from the frame. The pawls 2S and 2li) are held in engagement with the ratchet wheel 37 by a lielicalspring c 4Q, the centers of the studs 4t) and Ll-l beingr L located on a circumference concentric with the shaft 35 and of greater radius than that ofthe atchet wheel. 'l`he periplici'y-of the 'atch'et wheel is provided with a plurality of notches, 433, 4 l. 45, 4t?, 47, JS, fl!) and 50 coinplising two sets of four notches. each, a Siu'- faee of ininiinuin radiua being provided between the noti-hee l 2l and ft?, Surface of slightly greater radius heilig provided between the notches 43 and ll, and between the notches 47 and 4S. Surfaces of still greater i and 1.3, and between the notches i3 and 19, and surface:- ot` eorresponilingly increar-ed radius are provided between the notcheS elf and lf?. and between the notches llt and 50. The ratchet wheel is also provided with a pair of lateral projections 5l and 5i! which are opposite the bearing cani 53 is rotatably nio'unted on the shaft next to the ratchet wheel 3T and is provided with a phirality of lateral projections 5t and 55 on one side, which correspond to the projections 5l and on the ratchet and with other projcctions 5t; and 5T on the opposite l ide. The projections 5l and 53 on the cani extend to'V ward the ratchet wheel ST and are a little nearer the center of. the haft than the corri #pointing projections fil and Iii of the ratchet tion b v a pair of supports (3l and G2 which;

may he of punched Sheet metal and which are rotatably nioiinted upon the shaft )5 between the hub of the 'ati-het. wheel Il? andthat of the cani :'il. The pawls IIS and 39 are provided with bic-ses o?, and ttl which projet-t laterally therelioni and which Serve as bearings tor pin Shafts U5 and ('it'i upon which cylindrical iollci lli :ind (3S are i'otatabiy niounted lobe engaged by the periplici' v ot' the 'ain :'i'. 'lhc projcctioiw 5t, and 5T, on the opposite Side ot the cani 5;. troni the projectiona .it and 55. are engaged tai-hed. Y

'l`he relative action ot' the cvcral part-.

ing a specific cafe as follow. uine that the llnid in the tanti l i r being drawn out so that the lloat t and the rod 5 are ldowly moving downwardly through a Sinall angle. the extremity ofthe rod .fr will engage tht` 'stop Qt that is attached to the hell l! and the weight ol' the tloat will turn the :Jieavc t3 niitil thc stop El engages thc l'orhcd pio ject ion :23. ln thiSy way, Snflicient motion will be transmitted to the sheave l5 to move the weight arin 312'), which is in engagement with projection Il with the projection 5t? ot' the cani 53 tl'irough an nl'c of substantially L5" into :i vertical position, troni which point it will engage the projection 5T of the rain 523, the two projectionsl it andi' being sab stantially 1540" apart. and will fall through the remaining 125" of-itb travel into engageiuent with the projection 35 of the base :9. As the xain 53 is rotated by reason of the engagement of the arni 33 willi its projeewheel so that they do not' interfere with the by the aria 232', to which the weight r is alon the hase St and al o j loo may he more readily understood by a.--'.i:ii 1

tion 57, the spiral spring 58 is pitt under tension. since the projoction 535 on the ciiiii .carrit's tho outer cxtrviiiit'y of the springf through a corresponding.r single. :ind the iiiner end of the spring is held stationary hy the projection 51 on tho rati-hot wheel. In this iviiy,V the rati-liet wheel 3T tends to rotate lint ii; pieveiittd hy the pan-'l 3S which engages the. notrli 43 on its odge but iiftor tho anni has rotatud through .ai predeterininrd angle, it trips the pnwl since its po lipliory, rfnit-.h engziges tho roller 6T is so coiistiizvted`-thiit it t'oi'cvs thtx piitvl ont of oiigitgoniriit with tho notch 43 in opposition to tlit` notion of tho holiciil Qpring l2. A5 soon iis the piiivl disongiigtd l'ioiii the notch 43, tho rzitcliot ivliool is Snddnnly rotated throngjh ii short. .finglohv thv .spiral spring 5S iintil i'hi pnwl i-iigiigw tho tir-xt'- iiott'h -l l :ind Since the rzitchrt ivht'ol is lqifvud to zi shaft ivhirh iS: Poniivitod with thiitof thix coiitiirt-rziriying drinn of tho roiitrollrr this drinn is also snddonlv rotiztod through :i (,-tii'i'tmpnndiiig anglo. thtx distzinrif hvtiwiii tho notches on thtl riitcfliot living ronstrnrtoil to corrospnnd to tho anglo of ti':iii.\ition troni l on@ coiiti'ullvr position to tho next. i s tho vain rotiiivs `still farther, tho pziv'l dismigziged from thi1 next notch und :inothrr quick inotion of tho controllr-i' drinn ruisiilt. This :iii'ziiigoniviit iirnvidts :i qiiirli inf'vcinont oi tho drnin l'rnin onf-li controller ponition tt: tliif nord, which is essential to tho Y l'irst' operating conditions of tht` conti-olivi' :ind prohihit l thtx drinn l'roen orcnpyiiig othrr than prothitoi'iniimd positions. 'l'hu tinto intvrwninj; hrtwwn oni-li trnnitit'ii from oini: intro-thi' punition to tht' nrxt inni' ho dotoiiintd in' thu position nl' tht* right il whit'h if'izii'iis tho riitzition ot tho :irin. 5

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nioniriitiiin `"iillirion it, in-iirr thtumnnplrtti horn rotzitvd t'roiii its former po ition noni'` gtioii, :ind Vits the weight again falls in the opposite direction, the viiiii in ritiiinod to its original position :ind tho iiitthot ivhotl 537, with thc control drinn, the motion of whirli is ronriirroiit tlicion'itli, \vill ho i'rtiii'iiod hy i tht' notion ot the spring, through :i lirios of stops that :ire dotirinined b vithtx pziivl 39 lwhii'h siicrt'ssii'oly en ii'gos the notches 50, ti si. is tutti i?.

Tho .shaft 23 of tho governing invchnnisni muy he tconnorft'od to tho slifiit of the uniti-il driin: ivy :in v oonveiiiont inesins, sut-h :is n ifi'nnlt hilft or :i g'jiiird r'onnortioii. :ind :my snitiihlt- Sgioi'd ratio inziyhif isod so thiit tho iiiirhziiii ni niiiv ho iiioiiiitod on thi' top of L the controlli-r or l:it :i distziiico 'troni it. lt is iisniiliy inm'u t-onvciiicnt to ininiiit :i pinion upon tho control drinn .whnt'i whirh is ongiigvd h v :i Your on the sli-.ill of thi niet-hitiiisin in order to zivoid thi: r .n.'-.triitftion of :in oil tight huiiiing' for tht` izitttr, whit-li ivoiild othorwisr hn iitifi-Ssnry if thtI contini drinn is oil-iiniiiii ;od.

t 'l`lic sia/.o :ind iii'i-:iiigt-inriit of dotiiih` of thogfivtiiiing devint' l2 in.. it roiii'st, iiix vniiod xvithiii tht` scopo ol' in v invi'iition.

f 'j t-lsiiin :iS iiiv invention:

1. 'l`ho coiiiliinzition with :i tliiid punti, :in ili'itrirdriving ii-otor thorul'rr. :i taint; oi' ri= t rvoir siipiilit'd tht'i'c'l'iont :ind n' liiotor controlli-r having; :i rontnhlv. uontnrt-hniiring drinn. o. ii i'inohot' whorl, :i driving Spring. piivrls und :i inn for :iiitoinutiratlly tziftiiziing: siiid drinn hyvsiirt'ossivo i'iipid stops to .-,t::rt or stuit tho inotnr :is thil iliiid hond in tho i'tsorvoir t'azlls lit-lon' or risos nl :ofi tiroslwii-i-iniiiwl liiiiits.

gtin rlwtrir drivingA motor thorot'or, :i tnnli g or rtwrvoir rnpiiliid tliirol'i'oni :ind :i inotor yontrollrr having :i iotiitiihlc. t-initnit hoxiriiif: drinn. oll inoiiiis for nntoiiizitimillv :irtiintingf :said ronti'oller driiiiiv to :lztnrt or stop tho motor. :is tho lliiid hond in tho vos orvoir t'niln lwlon or i'iHS :ihovo prodoioi'iniood limits. .iid iioztns i-iiinpihing n driving thonvo inrt'hziiiivzilly mitin-(find to iid voiitrolhi diiiin. :i ilozit loitod iii mill nini; .-znd oporzitivt'iy t-oiniiii'od to Huid driving .Jn-nvt'. :ind .\.}irin;j. iniivl und. i-:iin :not-landau; l'or intimi-ting tvp ln' Stop inovt'- mont m thi f-niitrolli-r drinn.

It. 'l`lw i-oiniiiiiiition with :i thiid-pinnii. :in vtm-trio dri-.ing int-tor thort'tor. :i :inkl or ii-i=rftir swipplitd tlirrvl'roni :ind :i inoinr i'iititi'irllti iint'itif." :i i'fiintzililt. l'iiiiintl-litnt'- ..11' drinn. ol' ii:-:iii-' loi' :iiitoinntfzillv urtei- :iting mit! ronti'olloi drinn to stzirt or Stop thoiiioinr. :i.- thtVl tinid hmid in thi` rosoivoir full: iii'loiv or rises aditivo [ira-dotti'iiiinvd i shozivtor pnliiiy. :i n't-ight-hearing :irin iiij tcriorlt-ed thcron'iih. :i Fliiilt omnia-tud to thol inonntrd on Suid shaift :ind provided with 'tht' roinhiimtion with :i tlnid-Iniinp..

Ilimits. :iiil ini-:iinl roiniiriiir;r :i driving" controllor drinn Shaft, :i rain iotntiihlyt i i wueetious to ena'aue the weight-bearirs-ff .l t t. s

'jectinus to engage the weight-heariugi am;

arma ratchet wheel tixed to said shaft, siatioiiarv pawhadapted to engage said rati wheel. aud a `airing which iutercmimets the cam and the ratchet wheel.

t. yt`he comhiuatiou with a {luid-pump, :am

elretrie drivin.;r motor thcret'or, a tank Gr; reservoir supplied therefrom and a :normi controller timing a rotatahle, contact-hearin Lr drum. ot` means for automatically acti- 5 ating said controller drum to start or strip the motor, :is the tltlitl head ill the leber'vvji' falls below or rises ahove predetermined limits, said meal` comprisingY a drivingr l sheave. a weight-hearim;` arm interlock therewith, a ha t't connected to the coi'ttroter i trol ler drum shaft, a cam rotatably mounted on? said hatt and provided with lateral priaa ratchet wheel tixed to` said shaft` stationar v paivls adapted to engage said ratchet .vheeh a spriug which connects the cam a mi the ratchet vvheei together, and means for turuin still vsheave through a predetermined angle in the one or the other direi:- lion as the tuid in the rewrvoir rises ahem:- or falls helow predictor!ziillcil limits.

I. ,governingv device tor an electric inetor controller' of the drum type, eonuiris'- f a v hatt connected to the tlrvun Shaft of t controller and a cam having lateral projtions. a dri\ ingr `hea ve and a vveightdieariuf; arm. all rot'itahly mounted upon #aid Shaft, a ratchet wheel tixed to said shaft, stationar v pavls adapted to engage said ratehe' ivheel. and a spiral spring' which connees the fam and the 'atehet wheel together.

t. tu a governingf device 'for :in electric motor controller having' a rotatable emitan'- carrviugr drum, the combination with a sha't connected to the drum shaft, a cam havin; latrrat proieetions, a driving sheave or pinalehv and a eight-hearing arm iuterloetzcd therewith. all rotatt-ihlay mounted on Said shaft. aud a ratchet wheel tixetl to ,aifl Shaft, ot stationary pawls adapted to engage said ratchet ivheel and he tripped h v said cam, aud a `spiral spring which interconnects the ram and the ratchet wheel.

7. 'lhe eomhiuatlou with a Huid-pumpz :i tank or reservoir Supplied therefrom- :sa: electric driving' motor for said pump, a cositroller for said motor having a rotatahllgv` mounted, contact-earrying drum, and mean; for automati ally governing said controller`l said meaux` comprising a driving sheave rotatalilj,i mounted upon the. shaft of said drum, a tloat located in said tank and operativeli connected to said driving sheave, a weighted lever arm movable by Said driving l sheam through suhstantialtvv one-half of its movemei t path and by gravity through the remainder of said path, ratchet aud paivl mechanism for arresting the gravity movement ot said lemr arm, and a cani for effecting sueeesitive disengagement of the pawl and ratchet mechanism.

The combination with a fluid-pump, an electric drivin r motor therefor, a tant; or rese-ia oir Supplied from sairl pump, a Lon for said motor having a rotatable contact-carrying (lrum, of a spring and a veight t'or automatically turning' the drum,

a ratchet and pa als amt a cam for limiting the movement to a series of steps to start or atop the motor, and 1n ans tor governingy said meeaauism in accordance'with the tluid level in said reservoir.

9. The wmbination with a device operated by Huid-level variationbl and a controller ha ving a rotatable, contact-bearing drum, of a sheave commented. to said device, a lever arm having' a weight and actuated by raid Sheave through subftamialtiv one-haltl ot it` mmement path in eaeh direction and h v `'ravitv through the other half of Said path. a spring' energizel h v the action of the weight, a driving shaft mechanically connected to the controller drum shaft, and means tor in. uriu;` a stephy-s`ttep operation of said drum Shaft.

"itl ,t`he combination with a device operated tvv [luid-level variations, and an electric-motor controller having a rotatable contact-hearing` drum. of a sheave mechanically connected to said Huid-operated device, a weighted lever arm pivotally'mounted to he moved to a given degree by said sheave and ln te.' ,timon \vv whereof, I have hereunto,

l#uhm-rilievi my name this 16th day of December, 1905.

- lVILLIAM A. PARIS. Witness;`

lilmvix Liana, Bumm' Hnviss. 

